Hover.



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HOVER.

APPLmANoH FILED ocr. 3. 1914.

1 ,235,350. .Patented July 3l, 191'?.

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onrein-n oriente 'CHARLES Vv', MCDGU'GAL, JR., OF BEAGLE, KANSAS.

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lle it known that l., CnanLrls W. lrollow GAL, fly., a tix/,en oi' the United States, re- .siding` at Beagle, in the count'kvsot ltiianli and State of Kansas, have invented rertain new and useful lxnjnovenxents in Hovers: and l do declare the following to he a full, Clear,

and exact deacription ot the. invention, such as will' enable others skilled in the art to which it appel-talus 'to inalie and use the saine, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, and to the'lettors and iignres of vreference marked thereon, which forni a part ot' this speeieation.-

My invention relates to hovers for chicks, and has for its pril'ieipai object to provide a device of this 'character which nunv he thoroughly ventilated, and in which the products of combustion from the heating element are carried away from thel'iover.

A further object olf-'the invention is to provide the hoverwith an automatic ventilator for regulating 'he ,temperature irrespective of the heater, so th at the heater may always operateet normal capacity without injuriously adecting the chicks hy extremes of temperature.`

1n accomplishing these obj ents T- have pro vided the improved details of struct-.nre here inafter deserbedvand illustrated, in 'the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a perspective view., of a hover constructed in accordance with my inve-n tion.

Fig. H is a central vert-ical Section ot the same. v-

Referring morein detail to the parier-w 1 designates a hover constructed according to my invention, comprisingr an inverted hoodQ, having outwardly flared Sides 35, and supported above the door 4 by' lege 5 that are riveted or otlierwise Secured to the sides 3f Equally spaced alone,r the lower 4edge oi' 44B the sides 3 and extending tlwrearonnd are hooks 7 from which is suspended a curtain 8 of sufficient lengt-h to contact the floor, ,so that it will not be blown hach and forth h v a breeze and sothat heat .may be retained within the hood.

In order that heat may be supplied to the interior ot the hood when necessary, pro- `vide a lamp S), whiehis preterahly seated Within an aperture, l0, in the floor, and is provided with an upwardly extended tine ll which ,passes through a centrally dispose( Specification of Letters Patent,

aperture 1:2 in the holod il portion 18 provided with a transparent covering 14, sach :,ie`inica,lthrongh which the llame may he, observed. l

ll'neireling the lainp and line l1 is a guard `15,'having a `central aperture lo `therein through which the said line is projected. and by which wenns the chicks are prevented from coiningin contact with the heated surface otwthe tine or the oily surface ot' the lmnp. the floor l heneath the guard l5 so that a constant Supply ot fresh air may be admitted 'therethrough to the lamp Haine.

s a means. of regulatingr the temperature within the hood, 1 provide a thermostatic device. Q0 which in supported on an arm 2l that is secured to the hood top and adapted for actuating' a pivotally mounted arm "22 to raise or lower a damper :24"which envers an outlet in the hood top and whereby the saine is opened or closed.

For convenience in moving the device, I provide handles QG whirh are riveted or otherwise secured on opposite sides of' the hood. l also provide the hood with a side opening,r 2T havinfe,Y a transparent covering 28: tho sideopening,r being' so located that an operator ma;1 observe the lamp llame therethrough and through the opening' in the fluo 11 without necessitating the raisingof the.

curtain or hoofhand through which light is' arm Bl, and carried th'ereh)7 is affnnnel-l .shaped chimney 32 which is supported directly over the `flue 11 in order to catch the to produce an addirnrrent therefrom und `tional current that lwill be strong enough lo carry oll' all the gas and soot from the vicinity of the hover. -It is apparent'that and has a' cutout pertures 1T are also provided in- .llntented July 31, .1917.

Application .tiled ctoher 3, 19M. Serial No. 864,908. f

should the hover he inclosed within a brooder (notshown) the said funnel-shaped chimney nonld he made secure theretor and thus dispense with'the supporting' standard 30..

lresunling the parts to be constructed and' assembled as descrilwd.y the lamp is lightedand chicks placed within the hood. vlVith the la'inp in operation the interior of the hood heroines warm: the temperaturebeing ,somewhat regulated by the lamp llame, but

K when the should it become too Warm, the thermostatic regulator, previously adjusted, causes the raising of the damper to open the outlet, allowing the heated air toescape and closes proper temperature has been reached..

It will be seen that the chicks are free to nove about Within the hover, and if it is`desired that they should pass in and out, the curtain may be held by the hooks as shown on Fig. I to provide an opening.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

The combination with a floor having an aperture therein, of a hood supported above the oor, a canopy ysuspended from said hood, a lamp comprlslng a body part sushood and canopy, a standard supported on.

said floor having an arm extending over the hood, and a flue suspended from said arm" over the first named flue, but independent thereof..

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES W. MGDOUGAL, J1: Witnesses: OSCAR GRANT, ORAv MoDANmL. 

